appearance of God or a god to a person; manifestation of Gos on earth
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Theophany Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
A manifestation of God to man by actual appearance, usually as an incarnation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA manifestation of God to man by actual appearance, usually as an incarnation.
theophany
\the*oph"a*ny\ (?), n.; pl. -nies (#). [gr. &?;; &?; god + &?; to appear.] a manifestation of god to man by actual appearance, usually as an incarnation.
theophany
n : a visible (but not necessarily material) manifestation of a deity to a human person
Noun
1. a visible (but not necessarily material) manifestation of a deity to a human person
(hypernym) manifestation
Theophany Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Theophany, from the Ancient Greek , meaning "appearance of God"), refers to the appearance of a deity to a human or other being, or to a divine disclosure.
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Theophany Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
Theophany [from Greek theophaneia from theos god + phainesthai to appear] The appearance of a god; a degree in the ancient Mysteries, where the candidate was illumined by his own inner god, and differing from epiphany in being of a more lasting nature. In Christian ecclesiasticism, used for the incarnation of the Christos. In the outer or Lesser Mysteries it meant the showing of representations of the gods to the people -- as at the festivals held at Delphi. See also THEOPATHY; THEOPNEUSTY
